Max B walked free from prison yesterday (November 9) after serving 16 years behind bars. The Harlem rapper received a 75-year sentence in 2009 for helping orchestrate an armed robbery that went awry, resulting in a man’s death. Max B, who was in another state at the time of the robbery, eventually had his sentence…
Enema Of The State was a crucial album to a lot of us growing up, and Madi Diaz is no exception. Last month the Los Angeles singer-songwriter released her new album Fatal Optimist, but it turns out she was working on another project around the same time: a track-by-track reimagining of Blink-182’s 1999 classic. Diaz’s…
Madi Diaz has released a full-album cover of Blink-182’s Enema of the State to support the Defending Our Neighbors Fund. Titled Enema of the Garden State, Diaz’s album is available exclusively on Bandcamp, via Anti-. Listen to “Don’t Leave Me” and “Anthem” below and click through to buy the album on Bandcamp. The Nashville singer-songwriter,…
Wet Leg’s sophomore album Moisturizer arrived back in July, and it’s just earned the British indie rockers a handful of Grammy nominations: Best Alternative Music Album, Best Album Cover, and Best Alternative Music Performance for album highlight “Mangetout.” Now, they’re saying they’re already done with their third album. Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale and Josh Mobaraki…
Charli XCX has shared the first of what will apparently be many original songs for Emerald Fennell’s forthcoming Wuthering Heights movie. “House” is a collaboration with composer and Velvet Underground co-founder John Cale. The accompanying video was directed by Mitch Ryan, who also helmed Charli XCX’s belated “Party 4 U” clip earlier this year. Watch…
Refused are still playing their last shows as Refused, but they’re also launching their new project already. Backengrillen has three out of four Refused members: vocalist Dennis Lyxzén, bassist Magnus Flagge, and drummer David Sandström, in addition to the non-Refused saxophonist Mats Gustafsson. They’re announcing their eponymous debut album today. “Backengrillen’s music is a paean to…
Hayley Williams has announced a 2026 tour of North America and Europe. Billed as the Hayley Williams at a Bachelorette Party tour, the run brings the Paramore singer to New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Nashville, Oakland, and Los Angeles for two nights apiece with additional shows in several other cities. Water From Your Eyes are supporting…
When I started this music publication almost 24 years ago the number one was song was “How You Remind Me” (it’s an 8) and, much like Nickelback, stereogum.com is somehow still around. But things are gonna look different and work better starting today. In 2020, upon taking back control of this site from the company…
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The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our…
Robyn is back. Yesterday (November 9), the Swedish pop star posted a link to sign up for a mailing list to her Instagram story, with the cryptic message “keep your eyes open…”. Now, she’s announced what appears to be her first single in seven years. It’s called “Dopamine,” and it’s out this Wednesday, November 12….
